MELANCHOLIC as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • someone subject to melancholia
   Synonym(s)
   • melancholiac (what does melancholiac mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) melancholic is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • depressive (what does depressive mean?)

MELANCHOLIC as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • characterized by or causing or expressing sadness
   Synonym(s)
   • melancholy (what does melancholy mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • growing more melancholy every hour
   • her melancholic smile
   • we acquainted him with the melancholy truth
   Similar To
   • sad (what does sad mean?)